Table 1 General features of the H. himalayensis, H. cinaedi, H. hepaticus and H. pylori

Strain

80 (YS1)^T

ATCC BAA 847

ATCC 51449

26,695

Host

Marmota

Human

Rodent

Human

Genome size (bp)

1,829,936

2,240,130

1,799,146

1,667,867

GC content (%)

39.89

38.34

35.93

38.87

Predicted genes

1769

2365

1845

1583

Predicted proteins

1664

2233

1769

1447

Coding area (%)

91

91

93

91

Average gene length (bp)

942

865

881

913

plasmid

None

None

None

None

phages and phage like elements

1 phage intergrase

3 phage like element

3 phage genes

None

IS elements

None

Unknown

None

IS605, IS606

Genomic islands

HHiGI1 (predicted by IslandViewer 4)

Unknown

HHGI1

cag PAI

Regions of deviating GC content

DNA restriction/modification systerm

Unknown

Genomic islets & islands, DNA restriction/ modification system, translation machinery

Genomic islets & islands, DNA-restriction/ modification system, translation machinery